Brian Carey says Wolves’ new coaching staff are trying to ‘reignite the spark’.

“There is a talented group of players here,” he said.

“We left a dressing room at Doncaster where they were near the top of the league and the players were in every day bouncing and it was a good place to be.

“I didn’t see that for the first couple of days here but there’s always the situation where a new set-up comes in and players are wondering what is going to happen.

“There had been a bad run of results so it was only natural the place would be down. But I’ve seen signs, especially against Blackburn, that things are picking up.

“That’s our job – to just re-ignite the spark. Football is not rocket science, there’s no magic formula. We have our way of doing things and we know it works.

“We want to get everyone buying into it – to create an atmosphere where people appreciate and want to come to work every day. They know they’ll have to work hard but they can enjoy it at the same time and when you start getting results it is fantastic.”

Head of football development Kevin Thelwell and Dean Saunders took in Carlisle’s 1-0 win over Coventry on Sunday with striker Lee Miller and youngsters Brad Potts and Dave Symington under scrutiny.